as in beach
the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water
the wishful dream of living an indolent, idyllic existence on some far-off strand
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as in to leave
to cause to remain behind
he just drove off, stranding her in some dinky town with just a few bucks and the clothes she was wearing
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Recent Examples of strand
John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
The hair care product responsible for those enviable strands?
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
Nicholas D. Kristof, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
If Ukraine cedes land to Russia to end the war, as the Trump administration has signaled it might, many Ukrainians feel they will be stranded forever.
—Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Its movie strand says much about Spanish cinema, while Berlin, at large, points up Spain’s larger film industry challenges, shared by much of Europe.
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My Times colleague Stephanie Nolen reported that the effective closing of the agency abruptly halted 30 clinical trials, leaving patients stranded.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for strand
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The ceremony is looking for other venues before planning a return to that Santa Monica beach location once the 2028 Olympics have passed.—
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Try The Vegan Tasting Menu at Azure Restaurant Set alongside the beach, Azure Restaurant is a fine dining establishment at the hotel.—
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There's little doubt about next week being a 'climate emergency' with extreme cold—perhaps historical—wrecking the central United States.—
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The powerful storm wrecked Tropicana Field, home to Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, rendering the stadium unplayable for this season and possibly longer.—
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The heat will melt the wax and transfer it to the paper towels, leaving your carpet clean.—
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However, another franchise mark is much more in the crosshairs for Werenski: His two assists on Saturday put him at 256 in his career, leaving him only two short of matching Rick Nash’s franchise record with the Blue Jackets.—
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Star Harbor Apartments, located along the Alameda shoreline, has been bought for $153.7 million, according to documents filed on Feb. 5 with the Alameda County Recorder’s Office.—
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With warm waters and ample shoreline, Florida had a total of 14 bites, more than any other state.—
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Fortunately for Merz, the unprecedented security situation can be used as political cover to abandon the debt brake, at least for investment in defense.—
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After all, few imagined that Trump would move so swiftly to not only abandon Ukraine, but also to threaten it—undermining Ukraine’s self-defense at the very moment that defense is complicating Russian war plans.—
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“Strand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strand. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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